Alyssa Paredes
University of Michigan, MI·Social Science
New agricultural biotechnologies, including genetically modified crops, promise better food security, but farmers do not always adopt them. Whether they do can depend on how the technology fits with other goals, such as protecting biodiversity.
- Fields
Social Science
Plant Science & Agriculture
- Topics
agricultural biotechnology
genetically modified crops
technology adoption
- Grants
- 1 known grant, through Jul 2027
What they work on
- Identify the factors that lead farmers to adopt or reject agricultural biotechnologies, especially genetically modified agriculture, using interviews and observation among farmers, agricultural workers and scientists.
- Examine how farmers and agricultural scientists balance better food security against biodiversity preservation when deciding whether to use agricultural biotechnologies.
- Characterize how research scientists engage with farmers, through behavioral observation of their interactions and interviews with scientists, staff and marketing experts.
More about the research
Understanding why people take up or reject these tools is a social science question about how science moves from the lab to the field.
Why it matters
Knowing why farmers accept or reject agricultural biotechnologies could help scientists, extension workers and food producers design and communicate new crop technologies in ways that fit farmers' needs. It could also help them weigh food security against biodiversity protection. Reports and a public archive will share findings with farming communities.
Known grants
From NIH and NSF research grants. Labs often have other funding we can't see.
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